cyclones

Introduces the science of hurricanes to young readers, including formation, storm stages, dangers, prediction, and preparedness.

Hurricanes are one of the deadliest natural disasters in the world. They are big and dangerous storms. People cannot stop hurricanes from happening, but scientists are now beginning to understand more about these storms.

Examines the nature, origins, and dangers of hurricanes and shows the warning system that detects them and alerts people in their path.

Having lost all her clothes in a cyclone, Vanessa borrows a dress from a friendless girl to wear to the seventh grade dance, not knowing the borrowed dress is stolen.

Text and more than eighty photos and illustrations explainwhat hurricanes and tornadoes are, describe the damage they do, and present historic examples of them.

Looks at what researchers have learned about the causes and consequences of ocean storms, tracing the history of storm forecasting, discussing the environmental impact of ocean storms on land, and offering advice on how to stay safe in an ocean storm.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of cyclonic systems as they appear in science, history, and culture; and includes maps, chronologies, photographs, and comments from first-hand observers of hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones.

An illustrated episode from "The Wizard of Oz, " in which Dorothy, a young girl living in Kansas with her Uncle Henry and Auntie Em, gets trapped inside the house during a cyclone and lands in a strange new world.

Learn how hurricanes form and become some of nature's most powerful disasters.

"A discussion of major types of natural disasters, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.